Issues and SWOT

strength

Keep the completed links safe and useful

Connecting Clydebank links Queens Quay with the town centre.

Existing routes can help residents reach everyday services.

Evidence

strength

Make room for homes people can afford

The average home price is £128,000 (July 2026) in West Dunbartonshire council area. This is about £69,000 lower than the Scotland average for the same month.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

weakness

Make redevelopment progress visible in Dumbarton

Artizan’s acquisition is intended to reshape retail and introduce other uses.

Ownership alone does not create occupied buildings or public space.

Evidence

opportunity

Make the new play area work for more children

Christie Park has an approved capital allocation for a destination play area.

The design can improve inclusive local play.

Evidence

opportunity

Target safety work where problems repeat

Recorded-crime figures cover the whole West Dunbartonshire council area; they do not identify individual wards.

These are police-recorded crimes under Scottish counting rules. They cannot be ranked alongside the mapped incidents shown for other UK nations.

opportunity

Turn published plans into visible progress

3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.

A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.

threat

Keep new uses tied to a viable delivery plan

Artizan’s programme depends on redevelopment after acquisition.

Vacant space can persist if the next stages are not funded or occupied.

Evidence